2023-2024 Regular Session • Ohio Legislature
HB178: Enact Creating a Respectful and Open World for Natural Hair Act
Legislative Summary
To amend sections 3314.03, 3326.11, and 3328.24 and to enact section 3319.48 of the Revised Code to enact the Creating a Respectful and Open World for Natural Hair (CROWN) Act to prohibit discrimination by a public school against an individual based on hair texture and protective hair styles and to amend the version of section 3314.03 of the Revised Code that is scheduled to take effect January 1, 2025, to continue the changes on and after that effective date.
Bill History
5/22/2023
Introduced
House of Representatives
5/23/2023
Referred to committee: Civil Justice
House of Representatives
6/10/2024
Reported - Amended: Civil Justice
House of Representatives
6/12/2024
Passed - Amended
House of Representatives
6/17/2024
Introduced
Senate
6/25/2024
Referred to committee: Education
Senate
Roll Call Votes
House Passed
6/12/2024
61
Yea
28
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
House Passed
6/12/2024
83
Yea
8
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
House Favorable Passage
6/10/2024
9
Yea
3
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
Status Information
Current Status
Engrossed(6/12/2024)
Chamber
Senate
Committee
Education(Senate)
Sponsors
Democrat: 27
Republican: 11
Primary Sponsor

Juanita Brent
Democrat
Co-Sponsors (37)
Jamie Callender
Republican
Munira Abdullahi
Democrat
Rachel Baker
Democrat
Sean Brennan
Democrat
Darnell Brewer
Democrat
Richard Brown
Democrat
Sara Carruthers
Republican
Richard Dell'Aquila
Democrat
Sedrick Denson
Democrat
Dave Dobos
Republican
Elliot Forhan
Democrat
Michele Grim
Democrat
Brett Hudson Hillyer
Republican
Latyna Humphrey
Democrat
Dani Isaacsohn
Democrat
Dontavius Jarrells
Democrat
Beth Liston
Democrat
Brian Lorenz
Republican
Lauren McNally
Democrat
Adam Miller
Democrat
Joseph Miller
Democrat
Ismail Mohamed
Democrat
Beryl Piccolantonio
Democrat
Phil Plummer
Republican
Sharon Ray
Republican
Phillip Robinson
Democrat
Allison Russo
Democrat
Veronica Sims
Democrat
Michael Skindell
Democrat
Cecil Thomas
Democrat
Terrence Upchurch
Democrat
Casey Weinstein
Democrat
Andrea White
Republican
Jodi Whitted
Democrat
Josh Williams
Republican
Bernard Willis
Republican
Tom Young
Republican